Age-Friendly Health Systems is an initiative of The John A. Hartford Foundation and the Institute for Healthcare Improvement, in partnership with the American Hospital Association and the Catholic Health Association of the United States that uses a framework to ensure high-quality, person-centered care for...
Atrial fibrillation (AF) and dementia are highly prevalent chronic and debilitating conditions, especially affecting the older population. This review focuses on possible common pathophysiological mechanisms that could explain the association between the 2 conditions.
This study investigated the relationship between statin use and dementia risk in older adults with type 2 diabetes (T2DM). It also assessed the impact of various statin types, dosage intensity, and cumulative doses on dementia risk.
The 2024 Quality Payment Program (QPP) exception applications are available through December 31, 2024, at 8:00 PM ET. Two types of exception applications allow users to indicate why they cannot report data for one or more Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) performance categories.
Ageism is real, and it can result in big problems for your workplace. It can cause the loss of loyal, capable team members, and it can damage the company’s reputation and ability to engage a diverse workforce. Age discrimination in the workplace is illegal, plain and simple. A person’s age alone can’t be a...
During PALTC24, AMDA’s annual conference, the House of Delegates voted unanimously to change the organization's name to the Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medical Association (PALTMed). This name is inclusive and representative of all clinicians working in PALTC and truly reflects who we are, what we d...
Born out of the COVID crisis, an innovative disposal called “Geriatric Team Healthcare Pathways” (GTHPs) has been implemented in the Occitania area in the south of France. GTHPs can be considered as geriatric “hotlines” providing expertise and knowledge to long-term care facility (LTCF) professionals, purs...
“I am still in shock. I do what I do because I love it, and I never expected to be recognized this way,” says Lisa Lind, PhD, recipient of AMDA’s 2024 Clinician of the Year Award. “It is especially meaningful to be the first psychologist to receive this award. We have come a long way since the onset of the...
The Medicare Telehealth Trends Data highlights trends in the use of telehealth services between January 1, 2020, and September 30, 2023. The data allow for analysis of telehealth utilization by quarter, state, and various demographic characteristics.